Flipping Economics

This course redesign focuses on modeling, mapping, and assignment sequencing as a way to move beyond learning thresholds in economics. The modeling-mapping-scaffolding approach is designed to improve economic reasoning abilities, which are a barriers to writing proficiency and quantitative literacy, especially in large class settings. It will also incorporate both writing and technical peer facilitation/instruction. ECON 303 already employs flipped classroom instruction. The active learning activities will now be centered on problem solving, modeling, and mapping and the assignments will build on each other.